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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Barking, Essex [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Harefield, Middlesex [2]

Ashford, Middlesex [1]

Ashill, Norfolk [1]

Barnet England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bebington, Cheshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire, England [1]

Burradon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Edmonton, Hertfordshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Great Ingleboure, Devon [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Jilliby New South Wales [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Killingworth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Laceby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Narborough, Norfolk [1]

New Southgate, London [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newport, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Prince Town, Devon [1]

Ross, Herefordshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Swaffham, Norfolk [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tilbury England [1]

Tilbury, Essex [1]

Torquay, Devon, England [1]

Totnes, Devon [1]

Upper Norwood, London [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

West Ham, England [1]

Rank

Private [149]

Gunner [32]

Serjeant [18]

Corporal [15]

Driver [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [8]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Political Agent [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sister [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [21]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [249]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [342]

Contribution

Military Service [334]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [342] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Barking, Essex [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Harefield, Middlesex [2] Ashford, Middlesex [1] Ashill, Norfolk [1] Barnet England [1] Battersea, London [1] Bebington, Cheshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire, England [1] Burradon, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Edmonton, Hertfordshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Great Ingleboure, Devon [1] Hackney, London [1] Highgate, London [1] Jilliby New South Wales [1] Kensington, London [1] Killingworth, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Laceby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Narborough, Norfolk [1] New Southgate, London [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newport, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Prince Town, Devon [1] Ross, Herefordshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Swaffham, Norfolk [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tilbury England [1] Tilbury, Essex [1] Torquay, Devon, England [1] Totnes, Devon [1] Upper Norwood, London [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] West Ham, England [1]

Rank

Private [149] Gunner [32] Serjeant [18] Corporal [15] Driver [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Sapper [8] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Political Agent [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chief Gunner [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Sister [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [21] Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [16] London Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Norfolk Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [249] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [342]

Contribution

Military Service [334] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Walter Henry Cater

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army GS/2178 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 8th (Pioneer) Battalion

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Arthur William George Cater

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212761

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George Henry Cater

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105609

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William Cater

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56531

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Charles Cater

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302644

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Edward Howell Cater

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy Commander

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James Hannah Cater

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225170

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Arthur Cater

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 27605 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Christopher John Cater

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133554

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Arthur Cater

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95722

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Wilfred Cater

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 137162 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Henry Cater

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 155970 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 155970 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Cater

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 1192 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Cater

Died 1918

British Army G/14973 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Cecil Kerwood Cater

Died 1917

British Army M2/149486 Private Army Service Corps

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Edward Harry Cater

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 6076 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd battalion southst Battalion

British Army 6076 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Cater

Died 1917

British Army 5672 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 282649 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 282649 Private ALIAS

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William Matthews Paul Cater

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 20567 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Robert Cater

Died 1917

British Army 7690 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 494257 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 494257 Private London Regiment

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Frederick Cater

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5940 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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